Monthly Archives: June 2015

July 1st, celebrate our nation’s birthday at El Cortez Tequila Bar and Kitchen. Whyte Ave’s only beer garden for the day, we are taking over the parking lot beside the building and having a host of fun things happening!

El Cortez First Annual Taco Eating Tournament in partnership with 100.3 The Bear

#Porkapalooza is going to be out of control awesome this year!
Friday Night we have #BareBonesRibfest! The City’s best ribs and sides, Provincial Pub serving drinks and DJ Thomas Culture workin the main stage.

Saturday night at 8pm Get Cooking brings Edmonton Food Fight #theBBQedition to the food stage! Diva Q will be one of the judges!
Let’s not forget about the 27 amazing food vendors from all over Alberta and many from right here in #yeg.

The next Dark Matters event TELUS World of Science Edmonton will be a little taboo… But then again, isn’t that always more fun? The theme is the Science of Sex. We will explore this topic in a thoughtful and playful manner that will be equal parts engaging, entertaining and educational.

The highlights:

– Provocative Lecture Series in the IMAX Theatre by professors from the University of Alberta: Dr. Shaniff Esmial: The Science of Sexual Response, Dr. Heather Proctor: The Innies and Outies of Invertebrate Sex and Peter Hurd: Sex Differences: Men are not from Mars, Women are not from Venus — It’s Complicated.
– Discover the Science of Toys with a series of workshops hosted by guest-experts, such as: Take-Apart, How Toys Work and What Toys Are Made Of.
– Explore the Science of Kink & BDSM with a real neuroscientist from the University of Alberta, to learn about how common kink & BDSM culture is, and teach safe practices with a friendly game of Tug-of-War.
– We’ll also touch on subjects like sexual health with guest-experts from the Compass Centre for Sexual Health and sexually transmitted infections with experts from the Alberta Health Services STI Centre, by way of g-spot mini golf, trivia wheels and woody ring toss.
– Remember your elementary school sex-ed class and the infamous “Anonymous Question Box”? We’re bringing it back! Guests will be able to scribble their most burning questions on a sheet of paper, slip them anonymously into the Question Box and throughout the night our guest-experts will answer every single giggle-inducing question!
– TWOSE is also proud to collaborate with the Culture Collective this month, as we do something that has never been done at the science centre before: burlesque shows! Beginning at 8 p.m. Capital City Burlesque (as seen at the 28th Annual Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts) & Beau Creep will hit the TWOSE stage t dazzle, tease & allure you!

What better way to celebrate Bike Month then to join others in a ride to see our own Edmonton Symphony Orchestra! Led by Music Director, Bill Eddins, cyclists will depart from Under the High Wheel (8135 102 Street), and make their way to the beautiful Winspear Centre. Participants will then stay for the Late Night Performance of the infamous Rhapsody in Blue in its original 1924 jazz-band version, and the fabulous Concerto in F.

7:30pm Depart from Under the High Wheel
8:00pm Brief stop at Three Boars to pick up more cyclists
8:30pm Brief stop at Mercer Tavern to pick up more cyclists
9:00pm Arrive at the Winspear Centre with enough time to park your bike and enjoy a drink
9:30pm The Late Night Show w/ Bill Eddins to begin

Presented by Team Edmonton, The Buck be hosting the best damn Pride party we can, featuring DJ’s Thomas Culture and Joses Martin pumping the tunes starting at 3 PM, spilling over our birds-eye Front patio onto the Strathcona Streets. Get yer butts in here early for a party we’re so enthused to be a part of.

It is in Old Strathcona, starting on 108th Street & headed down Whyte Avenue before turning left onto 104th Street to Saskatchewan Drive!

The Parade starts at 11:00AM on Saturday, June 6, 2015!

The PRIDE IN THE PARK celebration will then commence at End of Steel Park, where all the events will you’ve come to love about the Edmonton Pride Festival, will happen. This is the 35th anniversary, so make sure you show your PRIDE!!